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The Future of the Philosophy of Religion

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  • Aids rethinking the philosophy of religion through discourse from both philosophical and religious studies
  • Presents work from both analytic and continental philosophical viewpoints and styles
  • Brings key scholars into conversation with each other for the first time

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life (BSPR, volume 8)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

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About this book

This collection of essays on the philosophy of religion and its future brings together accomplished thinkers across several related fields, from comparative philosophy to analytic and continental philosophy of religion and beyond. Contributing authors address pressing questions including: Where does philosophy stand in relation to religion and the study of religion in the 21st century? How ought the philosophy of religion to interact with religious studies and theology to make for fruitful interdisciplinary engagement? And what does philosophy uniquely have to offer to the broad discourse on religion in the modern world? Through exploring these questions and more, the authors’ goal is not that of meeting the philosophical future, but of forging it.

Readers will enter a vivid conversation through engaging essays which demonstrate the importance of disciplinary openness and show that we do not need to sacrifice depth in order to achieve breadth. Modernity and postmodernity come together in a constantly evolving discussion that moves the philosophy of religion forward, while keeping an eye toward the experience accumulated in past centuries.

This book will interest students of philosophy, theology, religious studies, and other fields that wonder about the place of philosophy and religion in today’s world. It also has much to offer advanced scholars in these fields, through its breadth and forward thinking.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Religion, Boston University, Boston, USA

    M. David Eckel

  • Department of Philosophy, Boston University, Boston, USA

    C. Allen Speight

  • Boston University, Boston, USA

    Troy DuJardin

About the editors

Malcolm David Eckel is Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. He has received the Metcalf Award for Teaching Excellence (1998), and has served as Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Humanities (2002-5), as well as Assistant Dean and Director of the Core Curriculum. He also has served on the Visiting Committees of Harvard Divinity School and the Department of Asian Art in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

C. Allen Speight is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Boston University, and has been a Fulbright Professor at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (2012), Berlin Prize Fellow of the American Academy in Berlin (2003), a fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, 1990), and a Fulbright Scholar at the Hegel Archive of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1991-92).



Troy DuJardin has served as Assistant Director in the Boston University Institute for Philosophy and Religionsince 2015. He has also served as a writing fellow in the Boston University Core Curriculum, a teaching fellow in religious studies, and an instructor in philosophy.


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